RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Alexander III

1100 - 1181

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Pope Alexander III (c. 1100/1105 – 30 August 1181), born Roland (Italian: Rolando), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 September 1159 until his death in 1181. A native of Siena, Alexander became pope after a contested election, but had to spend much of his pontificate outside Rome while several rivals, supported by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa, claimed the papacy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Alexander III has received more than 614,379 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2019). Pope Alexander III is the 294th most popular religious figure (down from 254th in 2019), the 327th most popular biography from Italy (down from 294th in 2019) and the 135th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Alexander III is most famous for his role in the Third Crusade.

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  • 610k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 71.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 73

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Alexander III ranks 294 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Paschal II, Pope Alexander I, Charles Borromeo, Francis de Sales, Pope Eugene I, and Pope Evaristus. After him are Pope Marinus I, Ephrem the Syrian, Ignatius of Antioch, Pope Eugene II, Pope Gregory III, and Tiye.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, Pope Alexander III ranks 7. Before him are Muhammad al-Idrisi, Pope Gregory VIII, Pope Lucius II, Pope Honorius II, Pope Innocent II, and Ahmad Sanjar. After him are Pope Celestine II, Adam of Bremen, Suleiman ibn Qutulmish, Najm ad-Din Ayyub, Albert the Bear, and Shirkuh. Among people deceased in 1181, Pope Alexander III ranks 1. After him are Taira no Kiyomori, Henry I, Count of Champagne, As-Salih Ismail al-Malik, Emperor Takakura, Mahsati, Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Provence, Adela of Meissen, and Ludwig II, Count of Württemberg.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Alexander III ranks 327 out of 5,161. Before him are Dino Zoff (1942), Pope Paschal II (1050), Pope Alexander I (100), Charles Borromeo (1538), Aldo Moro (1916), and Pope Eugene I (600). After him are Pope Marinus I (830), Salvatore Riina (1930), Man in the Iron Mask (1640), Pope Eugene II (780), Giambattista Vico (1668), and Antonio da Correggio (1489).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Alexander III ranks 135. Before him are Pope Cornelius (200), Pope John XII (937), Pope Paschal II (1050), Pope Alexander I (100), Charles Borromeo (1538), and Pope Eugene I (600). After him are Pope Marinus I (830), Pope Eugene II (780), Pope Agatho (574), Pope Sergius III (860), Pope Gregory VI (1000), and Pope Nicholas I (800).

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